L&T Technology Services Launches EI Lab for Manufacturing and Operations, Featuring NVIDIA Accelerated AI-Native Factory - AFP.com

Quick LinksTopic AreasWho Can ApplyKey DatesAdditional InformationTopic AreasTopic Area 1: Grid ResilienceThis topic area supported projects that strengthen grid reliability and resilience through reconductoring and deploying other ATTs. These projects must expand the transfer capacity of existing transmission or sub-transmission, improve system flexibility, and reduce the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events. Topic Area 2: Smart GridThis topic area supported projects focused on deploying advanced grid technologies, which may include new devices, materials, engineering designs, or software tools. These projects must enhance the efficiency, reliability, and operational flexibility of the electric grid through smart grid technologies that enable real-time monitoring, control, and optimization of grid assets. Topic Area 3: Grid Innovation ProgramThis topic area supported high-impact, innovative projects that enhance grid reliability and resilience, with a focus on transmission systems that facilitate development of new large loads.

The expansion of the role of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) has accelerated in recent years, and now the CFOs are also involved in decisions regarding technology investments, artificial intelligence (AI) governance and long-term value creation, according to the Deloitte Finance Trends 2027: Shaping the Next Era of Enterprise Value study. More than half of the survey participants (54%) are involved in decisions on how to allocate AI and technology investments across the organization, while 48% coordinate initiatives on the trust, accuracy and transparency of AI systems, and another 48% are responsible for overseeing technology investments and controlling the associated costs. More than two-thirds of those who have taken on new responsibilities say that this expansion has taken place in the last three years, the study shows. The top priority identified by study participants for fiscal year 2027 is integrating artificial intelligence and advanced technologies for operations automation (43%), followed by increasing cost efficiency across the organization (34%), optimizing capital allocation and investment decisions (33%), and strengthening the strategic influence of the finance

Here’s your NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today’s Strands answers for puzzle No. 959 on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. Today’s Strands theme was tricky. It helps to be a runner. Read on for all the answers.

A supply-chain attack involving ConnectWise’s cloud services has exposed Microsoft 365 customers to unauthorized application access, with researchers reporting successful sign-ins across 173 partner and customer tenants. The incident centres on credentials associated with ConnectWise Cloud Backup, formerly SkyKick, and raises concerns about attackers exploiting permissions already entrusted to business software. ConnectWise has confirmed unauthorized access to application identities within its Cloud Backup environment. In an October 17 update on its service-status page, the company said it was shutting off application access, interrupting customer backups while investigation and remediation continued.

Huawei’s next budget phone, the Enjoy 100 Pro, just leaked with a battery above 8,000mAh, a Kirin 8-series chip and four new colors, according to well-known Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station. The Enjoy line is how Huawei sells phones to millions of price-conscious buyers in China, and this leak shows that huge batteries have become a budget feature, while screens may be where costs get cut. Here’s what the leak says, what we think it means, and what to expect before launch.